OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE SEES THE RESOLUTION OF KARABAKH ISSUE IN THE WAY OF OPTIMISM AND COMPROMISE
After the meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian informed in a joint press conference that it was the first visit of a Foreign Minister of Spain to Armenia. "This visit has a double-sided meaning, but, of course, the visit is mainly concentrated on OSCE issues and especially Nagorno Karabakh issue. We have a little discussion of development of bilateral relations, also OSCE issues - from armament to OSCE amendments and the adoption of OSCE charter", mentioned Vardan Oskanian.
The third issue was the issue of Nagorno Karabakh. According to Oskanian they both cherished hopes for the compromises in the next meeting (the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in St Petersburg), which would contribute to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
According to OSCE Chairman-in-office Miguel Angel Moratinos they might speak of a progress only after Kocharian-Aliyev meeting in St Petersburg. "Both sides must take decisive steps in order to have results in the negotiation process. We think that in the next OSCE session it will be possible to speak of positive results in the settlement of Karabakh Conflict, where the participation of OSCE Minsk group is essential", mentioned the Foreign Minister of Spain.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office announced that there were sufficient bases to record a progress during the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on June 9 in St Petersburg. "We will do everything to find a way of fast resolution", assured Miguel Angel Moratinos. He had also announced of OSCE readiness during his visit to Baku.
RA Foreign Minister emphasized in his turn that each meeting of the Presidents aroused new expectations. "It's difficult to say how probable is to record serious progress, but there are definite bases for the Presidents to make decisions. If there is an agreement, there will also be a progress, if not, we must continue the collaborations on presidential level".
To the question of a Spanish reporter Oskanian presented the attitude of Armenia to Karabakh issue. "It's not possible to speak of other issues or have agreements without the affirmation of the right of self-determination of Karabakh, without its clarification and recording in further document. We must not forget that this conflict starts because of the self-determination issue of Karabakh. It's an issue of Karabakh self-determination; the other issues, that arose, are the results of the steps taken by Azerbaijan. We must concentrate on the main issue: the status of Nagorno Karabakh. This issue may be solved only by recognition and self-determination of Karabakh people. After it the rest of the issues will find their resolution.
According to Azerbaijani media OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos had announced that it was a favorable moment for the settlement of Karabakh conflict and both sides were never so close to agreement. "Azg" daily asked the OSCE Chairman-in-office to clear up what "to be so close" and "what the sides were really close to" meant. Moratinos insisted on being optimist. "We must encourage both sides by optimism, and must not make predictions without bases". Moratinos thinks that the most important thing is to encourage both sides, in order to have a resolution and to better the state of NKR citizens. "The settlement of Karabakh conflict must be reached in hope, optimism and compromise. And for this we need the political will of both sides", mentioned OSCE Chairman-in-office.
The announcement that he had done in Baku that "both sides were close to the settlement of the conflict" he also repeated in Yerevan, clearing up that he saw optimism and political will from both sides.
"There are positive and negative moments in the processes of resolution of conflicts, but dialogue will contribute to affirm the attitudes and good aims of the sides, and the third sides will help to fasten the settlement of conflict. The aim of OSCE is to contribute to the resolution of issues", mentioned Moratinos.
The OSCE Chairman-in-office hoped that the presidential elections of Armenia would be as democratic as the parliamentary elections.
Moratinos also met RA President and Prime Minister, and had a meeting with the President of NKR Arkadi Ghukasian.
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